The new J&J filing starkly raises the issue of venue-shopping. If the new case remains in Houston, the Texas court would not be bound by the Third Circuit’s ‘financial distress’ requirement.

Bound by circuit precedent, the Eighth Circuit held that a prior receivership does not cleanse the bankruptcy estate of the in pari delicto defense.

A trustee has standing and a claim for fraudulent transfer just because a fraudulent transfer erodes assets of the bankrupt estate.

Eighth Circuit panel disagrees about whether federal preemption bars state law claims for dismissal of an involuntary petition.

The Ninth Circuit held that a debtor’s claim for malicious prosecution must be brought in bankruptcy court and may not be filed in state court.

Reversing the BAP, the Ninth Circuit held that counsel’s oral waiver of sovereign immunity did not bind the state.

Deciding a bankruptcy appeal, the Sixth Circuit deepened an existing circuit split on time limitations for Rule 60(b)(4) motions.

The debtor’s prebankruptcy machinations to inflate the value of tokens resulted in low claim valuations in bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy Judge Montali didn’t toss an individual out of chapter 7 just because he owned two LLCs that sold marijuana at retail.

Justice Gorsuch for the majority bans third-party releases broader than a discharge for those who don’t surrender all their assets to the court.